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I believe that even now we are in the sunshine of increasing prosperity, and that every day and every hour will add to our wealth and relieve us from our distress.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I believe that even now we are in the sunshine of increasing prosperity, and that every day and every hour will add to…”
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Sherman asserts that the nation is currently experiencing growth and prosperity, countering claims of distress.
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If my life is prolonged I will do all I can to add to the strength and prosperity of the United States, but nothing to extend its limits or to add new dangers by acquisition of foreign territory.
Our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country" has been the watchword and creed of my public life.
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The life of a civilian is in what he says or writes, that of a soldier in what he does.
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